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December 13, 1936 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 13 Dec 1936, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, December 13, 1936 Los Angeles,...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, September 18, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 729
The Chess Review
By J. Zarbach, Brooklyn, N. Y.
White mates in two.
FEN 5n2/7p/1R4bN/4k2n/R7/2K1pP2/B1P5/2B5 w - - 0 1
Solution: The intended solution is B-N2, 1. Bb2 e2 2. Kd2#.
Cooked by N-N4ch, 1. Ng4+ Kf5 2. Rb5#

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, December 13, 1936 Los Angeles,...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, September 18, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 730
Composed for the Los Angeles Times by Bert F. Gordon, Los Angeles, Cal.
White mates in three.
FEN 5b2/3pN3/3kN1p1/P7/8/5RK1/5QP1/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: RxB; 1. Rxf8 Kxe7 2. Re8+ Kd6 3. Qc5#
Additionally,
1. Rxf8 g5 2. Nxg5 Kxe7 3. Qf6#

From the Southern California League matches.

Harry Borochow (white) vs. Edward P. Elliott (black)
Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense

Harry Borochow vs. E. P. Elliott, 1936

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-QB3 B-B4
3. N-B3 N-QB3
4. NxP NxN
5. P-Q4 B-Q3
6. PxN BxP
7. P-B4 BxNch
8. PxB P-Q3
9. B-B4 Q-R5ch
10. P-N3 Q-R6
11. Q-Q2 N-B3
12. B-B Q-K3
13. P-K5 PxP
14. B-QR3 PxPch
15. B-K2 PxP
16. O-O PxPch
17. K-R B-Q2
18. B-B3 O-O-O
19. Q-B2 K-N
20. QR-K Q-R3
21. R-QN B-B3
22. R-N3 R-Q7
23. Q-K KR-Q
24. R-QN BxBch
25. RxB QxB
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nc3 Bc5
3. Nf3 Nc6
4. Nxe5 Nxe5
5. d4 Bd6
6. dxe5 Bxe5
7. f4 Bxc3+
8. bxc3 d6
9. Bc4 Qh4+
10. g3 Qh3
11. Qd2 Nf6
12. Bf1 Qe6
13. e5 dxe5
14. Ba3 exf4+
15. Be2 fxg3
16. 0-0 gxh2+
17. Kh1 Bd7
18. Bf3 0-0-0
19. Qf2 Kb8
20. Re1 Qa6
21. Rb1 Bc6
22. Rb3 Rd2
23. Qe1 Rd8
24. Rb1 Bxf3+
25. Rxf3 Qxa3
0-1

John Winter (white) vs. Irving Spero (black)
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation

John Winter vs. Irving Spero, 1936

Descriptive
1. P-K4 N-KB3
2. N-QB3 P-K4
3. N-B3 N-B3
4. B-B4 B-B4
5. P-Q3 P-KR3
6. N-K2 P-Q3
7. N-N3 O-O
8. O-O P-Q4
9. PxP NxP
10. R-K N-B3
11. P-B3 R-K
12. P-KR3 P-K5
13. PxP QxQ
14. RxQ NxP
15. NxN RxN
16. B-Q3 R-K2
17. B-KB4 B-K3
18. B-K4 N-Q
19. R-K P-QB3
20. P-QR4 B-N6
21. N-Q2 B-Q4
22. P-QN4 BxB
23. NxB B-N3
24. N-B6ch K-B
25. B-Q6 N-K3
26. N-K4 R-Q
27. P-R5 B-B2
28. BxRch KxB
29. N-B5 P-QN3
30. NxN PxN
31. PxP BxP
32. QR-Q R-KB
33. R-K2 P-B4
34. P-N5 R-B5
35. K-B B-R4
36. R(Q)-K BxP
37. RxPch 1-0
 
Algebraic
1. e4 Nf6
2. Nc3 e5
3. Nf3 Nc6
4. Bc4 Bc5
5. d3 h6
6. Ne2 d6
7. Ng3 0-0
8. 0-0 d5
9. exd5 Nxd5
10. Re1 Nf6
11. c3 Re8
12. h3 e4
13. dxe4 Qxd1
14. Rxd1 Nxe4
15. Nxe4 Rxe4
16. Bd3 Re7
17. Bf4 Be6
18. Be4 Nd8
19. Re1 c6
20. a4 Bb3
21. Nd2 Bd5
22. b4 Bxe4
23. Nxe4 Bb6
24. Nf6+ Kf8
25. Bd6 Ne6
26. Ne4 Rd8
27. a5 Bc7
28. Bxe7+ Kxe7
29. Nc5 b6
30. Nxe6 fxe6
31. axb6 Bxb6
32. Rd1 Rf8
33. Re2 c5
34. b5 Rf4
35. Kf1 Ba5
36. Re1 Bxc3
37. Rxe6+ 1-0

White won in 30 more moves.

THREE GAMES FROM NOTTINGHAM TOURNAMENT

Max Euwe vs Theodore Henry Tylor
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 12, Aug-24
Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation. Normal Line (D55) 1-0

Alexander Alekhine vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 5, Aug-14
Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Classical Variation (B72) 1/2-1/2

Savielly Tartakower vs Alexander Alekhine
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 14, Aug-27
Indian Game: Tartakower Attack (A45) 0-1

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'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:
Bobby Fischer's True History
Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
“What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.		 To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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